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ÃÛ½ÛÖ±²¥ celebrates 2022 International Week April 3-7

Published March 30, 2022

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2022 International Week ScheduleÌý
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  • Sunday, April 3:Ìý5 p.m. Game Night Kickoff hosted by Campus Movement

  • Monday, April 4:Ìý9 a.m. Flag Raising Ceremony, Liew Family International Student Center; 11 a.m. International Mapping, The Quad; 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Ramadan Observance, Sandel Hall room 200.

  • Tuesday, April 5:Ìý11 a.m.-1 p.m. International Food Festival, Bayou Pointe Event Center; 6 p.m. Salsa Night, Activity Center.

  • Wednesday, April 6:Ìý5:30 p.m. Painting with a Twist. The Terrace, cohosted by Cultural Diversity Council. Please register atÌý.

  • Thursday, April 7:Ìý5 p.m. soccer and ping pong tournament, Liew Family International Student Center

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ÃÛ½ÛÖ±²¥'s International Student Association hosts the 2022 International Week, April 3-7, sponsored by the ÃÛ½ÛÖ±²¥ Office of International and Multicultural Affairs. This year's theme is "For the Cultures.â€

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A Flag Raising Ceremony will be at 9 a.m., Monday, April 4, at the Liew International Student Center.

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Gina White, Director of International and Multicultural Affairs, invited the campus and community to attend this special event.

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"Please join us as our students, faculty, staff, and community celebrate the diversity, culture, and educational asset of our global Warhawks," White said. "The raising of the flags will be highlighted by ÃÛ½ÛÖ±²¥ Cheer, Sound of Today, and Ace the Warhawk."

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Graduate student Davially Frans from Bonaire, an island in the Dutch Caribbean, said International Week celebrates the diversity at ÃÛ½ÛÖ±²¥.

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"International Week is one of the most important weeks to the international community on campus. During this week, we celebrate our differences as well as our common interests. It unites and educates everyone involved by merging all cultures. As an international student, I look forward to sharing my own culture with the entire student body," Frans said.

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Activities are open to ÃÛ½ÛÖ±²¥ students, faculty, staff, and community members. Follow on Instagram –Ìý, TwitterÌý, andÌý,Ìý#Forthecultures.